drool

[ drool ]

verb (used without object)

1. to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
2. to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure.
3. to talk foolishly.

noun

1. saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.

drool

/ druːl /

verb

1. introften foll byover to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)

verb

1. See drivel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drool¹

1795–1805; variant of driule, itself variant of drivel

Word History and Origins

Origin of drool¹

C19: probably alteration of drivel

Example Sentences

It’s basically a long flexible arm that increases your chucking power—plus it grips the slimy ball for you, so you don’t have to touch a bunch of drool.

From Popular-Science

So people will drool at handsome photos of him in BuzzFeed posts.

From The Daily Beast

My friends all seemed to drool over churlish boy-band types.

From The Daily Beast

Add social media to a collection of pictures of finely honed muscles and you have a drool-worthy match in made in heaven.

From The Daily Beast

Having an enormous kitchen that would make even the most pampered chefs drool helped.

From The Daily Beast

On Friday, Verizon Wireless began selling the Motorola Droid, the most drool-worthy Android phone to date.

From The Daily Beast

Everybody does go batty that's high-brow and studies and all that drool.

From Project Gutenberg

I've heard Taylor drool about his pet guest—lady in black, strangled in attic by jealous husband.

From Project Gutenberg

Stewards, three days out, are not in the habit of falling in love with their charges (Maundering and Drool notwithstanding).

From Project Gutenberg

He did not drool his words, hanging one with doubtful hesitation upon another, but blew them out like a mouthful of smoke.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, give me madmen who drool spittle, and foam at the mouth, and shriek obscene blasphemies.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• salivate